In letter, former FSCJ president refuses to repay school

In December, FSCJ’s board of trustees demanded former President Steve Wallace repay the school $160,473 for compensatory time he took during his 15-year tenure as president.

His use of comp time, for which school officials say he was not eligible, has been under investigation by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, though Wallace and his attorney have defended the practice as part of a long-standing practice known to the board.

In January, Wallace’s attorney, David Wells, said the former president plans to make no such repayment.

“For a new board now comprised of many members with limited experience with FSCJ and no involvement in the negotiation of the contract to suggest that there was something improper with the comp/flex program used by FSCJ’s hard working administrators for over fifteen years is wrong,” Wells wrote.